Reversible guard-rail block



P. J. JONES REVERSIBLE GUARD RAIL BLOCK Jan. 3, 192s. 1,654,885

F1edg.18, 1927 Y ir Y if.

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f PHILiPJ. Jonas,` OFELKHART, INDIANA.

Rnvnnsrnmi GUARD- RAIL BLOCK.

Application filed August 1S, 1927. Serial'No. 213,935.

This invention relates to railway devices and especially toguard railblocks.

-The present commontype of guard-rail end spacer block is not areversible element and to fullyequip a guard-railwith a pair ot' suchblocks it is necessary to install a right-hand blockfor one end of therail and a left hand block for the other end.

The object of my invention is to provide reversible guard rail endspacer block, one that is either right or `left hand construction, andwhich may be installed at either end of the guard rail. @ther objects ofthe invention are mentioned and described herein.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 isa top plan view of theguard-railbloclr'secured in posi-v tion between the guard-rail end and amain rail of a railway tra'clnandl in the right hand position; Fig. 2illustrates atop .plan View of the block alone; Fig. 3 is a sideelevation thereof; Fig. 4- is an end elevation thereof; Fig. 5 is asection taken on line'- of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6of Fig. 1; and Fig. 7 is a top plan view illus trating the applicationof pair of blocks to a guard-rail and the main rail.

Sin'iilar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout theseveral views on the drawing. 1 Y

Referring to the details of the drawing the numeral 1 indicatesgenerally` the body of my improvedguard-rail block, preferably made otsuitable cast. metal, and adapted to be secured betweenl the main rail 2of the railway track and the guard-rail the latter being placed betweenthe two main rails Vof the track and secured tothe ties, as is wellknown. The opposite ends lland 5 of the guard-rail 3 are preferablysomewhat an-` gularly bent away from the adjacent main rail, as is wellknown, and it is within this angular area that the block 11s installedand secured toA both rails. Preferably, thebloclr 1 is formed'with theAouter end 6 somewhat broader than the inner end 7 to correspond with theangle of the bent portion 4 or 5 of the guard-rail. The numerals 8'v and9 respectivelyv represent a pair of opposed bosses formed on theopposite sides of the blocl; adjacent the broader end thereof, theopposite or narrower end of the block being provided with' the opposedbosses 10 and 11, respectively.,

ward the smaller end of the block. kwise, vthe generalv plane of theobtuse angles +11 die adjacent said end.y Preferably, thev block portion12r intermediate said bosses is somewhat reducec'l in width. The boss 8is provided withthe two converging angular rail engagin'gfaces 15y and14 which define an obtuse angle, and the boss 9 is provided with twoconverging'angular rail enga,ging faces 15 and.16 ,also deiininganobtuse angle.

vSimilarly the bosses 10 and 11 are each rprovided with two angularconi/erging rail engaging faces defining an obtuse angle and numbered 17and 18 for boss 10, and19 and 20 for boss 11. f l

For securing the block 1 between and to the rails 2y and the block maybe provided dwith the two bolt holes 21 and'22 which are Aadapted to beengagedby the usual fastener v bolts 23 and 24; which engage in suitableapertures in said rails.

Tie general planeV of the obtuse angles formed von the bosses 8 and 9,as described, is kdisposed somewhat angularly in relation to alongitudinal center line through the bloclrl, said planes tending toconverge to- Likeformed on bosses 10 and 11k are convergingly disposedat an angle to said lon gitudinal center line of said block but at anangle of lesser degree than that ofthe planes of the other bosses.

l, When my improved block is'used as a right-hand block (Figures 1 and7) the face 1li ofboss 8. engages the main rail 2 with j face 13disengaged, andface 15 of boss 9 engages the bent portion of theguard-rail 3, with face 1G disengaged. And rail engaging face 17 of theboss 1() engagees the main rail 2, with face 18 disengaged, and face 20'of boss 11 engages the-'bent portion of the guard-rail, with face 19disengaged.

When the block is to be used as a lefthand element vat the opposite endof the vguard-rail (Fig. 7) `it is reversednot over-` turned-therebycausing-the opposite set ofA rail engaging faces of the bosses 8, 9, 10and 11 to Contact with the main'and guard-rails, and also reversing theposition of the bosses in relation to the rails and vplacing bosses 8and 10 in relation tothe guard-rail arid bosses 9 and 1l relatively tothe main rail,

' Therefore, in this left-hand relation of the block bosses to the railsthe engaging block face 13 of boss y8 enga-ges the guard-rail, and face16 of boss 9 contacts with the main rail. Likewise, face 18 of bossi()engages the guard-rail, and face 19 of boss ll engages the main rail.

I claim:

l. A reversible guard-rail block or' the character described andcomprising a'body member kWider at one end than the other, said blockbeing provided with a pair oit rail engaging'faces on each side thereoicadjacent each end thereof, of which one halt only of said rail engagingfaces contact ywith opposed rails for right-hand use of tlieblock7 theother halfJv only of said rail engaging Y facesA being adapted to engagesaid opposed rails When the block is reversed forlethand use.

2. A reversible guard-rail block comprising a. body member provided withopposed boss sections adjacent each end thereof, each oit' said bosseshaving a face deining an obtuse angle, and means for securingsaid blockto a rail.

3. A reversible guard- 1ail block lcomprising a: body member wider atone end than the other 'and provided With opposed boss sections adjacenteach end thereof, each of said bossesvhaving a lateral face dclining anobtuse angle, and fastener member aper-v tures in said block body.

` LVA reversible block of the character described and adapted for rightand-left-hand application to the main and guard-rails'of a railwaytrack, said block *comprising a body portion Wider at one endY than theopposite end thereof, said block being provided Witli a pair or opposedYboss sections adjacent each end thereof, each of said bosses having apair of rail engaging faces defined .as right and left hand engagingfaces cf which one Vface engages a rail when the block is in theright-hand position and the left-hand face is out of contact With arail.

5. A reversible block of the character described and adapted for rightor leitt-hand application to the main and guarderails of a railwaytrack, and comprising a body providedV with tive pairs o bosses, one oncashV end thereof and in opposed relation, each boss being provided Witha pair of rail contacting suraces only one of'ivhich engages leither themainl or the guard-rail when in

